The World’s Most Efficient Black Silicon Solar Cell Converts 22.1 Percent of Incident Light Into Electricity

A team of scientists from Finland’s Aalto University and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya have developed the world’s most efficient nanostructured black silicon solar cell, capable of converting 22.1 percent of incident light into electricity. Incredibly,…

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Zero Energy Table Acts as a Thermal Sponge In Order To Continuously Regulate a Room’s Temperature

Two Frenchmen, engineer Raphaël Ménard and designer Jean-Sébastien Lagrange, have developed a table capable of continuously regulating a room’s temperature while expending zero energy whatsoever. Their so-called Zero Energy tables, also known as ZEF Climatic…

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Miito Is an Innovative, Energy and Water Saving Device That Easily Heats Tea, Hot Chocolate, and Soup

Technology is progressing more and more rapidly, with a new gadget, concept, or prototype coming out daily. A new Kickstarter project called Miito features a Frisbee-like plate, in addition to an induction rod, in order to…

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LG’s New 55-Inch OLED Panel Is 0.97 Millimeters Thick and Peels Off The Wall Like a Poster

LG seems to continuously push the boundaries when it comes to new technology, specifically when it involves developing magnificent screens. They might have outdone themselves with their latest screen, a 55-inch OLED panel merely 0.97…

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This Flexible Rubber Film Material, Created By Ricoh, Creates Electricity As It Deforms

A new rubber film-like flexible material from Ricoh has the ability to create electricity as it deforms. To me, it kind of looks like a fruit roll-up, but that couldn’t be any farther from the…

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The Future of Capturing Energy From The Wind: Bladeless Turbines That Shake To Generate Electricity

Up until now, massive wind turbine farms featuring spinning blades have become the norm when it comes to effectively capturing energy from the wind. A startup out of Spain called Vortex Bladeless is working on…

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High-Performance Clean Process Oven Fulfills Depyrogenation Standards Under New Compounding Pharmaceutical Requirements

As compounding pharmacists comply with tighter federal regulations enacted after the 2012 deadly fungal meningitis outbreak, a Florida pharmacist has discovered a clean process oven that is helping his compounding facility meet those higher depyrogenation…

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GE Aviation 3D-Printed a Simple Jet Engine Capable of Hitting 33,000 RPM!

Engineers at GE Aviation’s Additive Development Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, recently took the company’s additive manufacturing technology to a new level by 3D-printing a working, simple jet engine capable of hitting 33,000 RPM. GE Aviation…

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